What Geography Can Teach Us About Disease Spread: Ebola in Dallas
Joseph Oppong, geography professor at U. of North Texas, was interviewed by NBC news regarding the potential spread of Ebola in Dallas. A medical geographer with a geographic focus on Africa and North America, Oppong has been studying the spatial distribution of disease and health for decades. What we know from this research is that patterns of disease incidence and spread are far from simple – they are influenced by social, cultural, economic, and political factors.
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